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"When deciding where our loyalties lie, we must consider the end."

―Skylax^[src]

Skylax the Fair (died 420s BCE) was a member of the Peloponnesian League branch of the Cult of Kosmos during the Peloponnesian War.

Biography

Prior to the Peloponnesian War, Skylax served as a general in the Spartan Army and was married to a woman and had two children. After they died in an unknown accident, Skylax was approached by King Pausanias of Sparta, who was secretly a Sage in the Cult of Kosmos. Pausanias recruited Skylax into the cult, appointing him as the leader of the Abantis Islands, a group of islands under the control of Sparta. As a sign of his allegiance and loyalty, Skylax bore a mark of Peloponnesian royalty on his breastplate.^[1]

Over the course of the war, Skylax was eventually hunted down and killed by the Spartan misthios Kassandra over the course of her quest to destroy the Cult.^[2]

Personality and characteristics

Though Skylax was charismatic and generous enough for the people he led to walk into war, Skylax himself shied away from battle. He used his vast fortune to bribe his enemies to surrender or his allies in the League to answer to him. He would even make donations to Xerxes Military Fort in Lokris, giving them large amounts of money and various cases of wine in exchange for ensuring they allied with Sparta.^{[citation needed]}

Trivia

Skylax is a name most likely derived from the Ancient Greek words σκύλος ( skúlos) meaning 'skin, hide' or σκυλεύω (skyleuo) which means 'to get the spoils of war', also used specifically of stripping the armor and gear off of the fallen enemy. In modern Greek σκύλαξ (skúlax) means 'young dog, puppy'.
If Athens controls Abantis Islands and Skylax has not been killed before then, he would hide in the forest in of Artemision Point in Euboea and with either just a few or no guards around, making his assassination relatively easy.

Appearances

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

References

↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Peloponnesian League

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

Assassins	Layla Hassan • Victoria Bibeau • Kiyoshi Takakura • Alannah Ryan • Harlan Cunningham \| Amunet \| Kassandra (Ikaros) • Darius

Cult of Kosmos	Aspasia • Deimos • Nyx (Elpenor • Sotera • The Master • Hermippos • Midas) • Polemon (Epiktetos • The Centaur of Euboea • The Chimera • The Silver Griffin • Machaon) • Kleon (Brison • Podarkes • Rhexenor • Iobates • Kodros) • Exekias (Pallas • Deianeira • Belos • Swordfish • Okytos) • Iokaste (Melite • Harpalos • Zoisme • Diona • Chrysis) • The Hydra (The Mytilenian Shark • Melanthos • The Octopus • Sokos • Asterion) • Pausanias (Skylax • The Monger • Lagos • Kallias • Silanos)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

Isu	Aletheia \| Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios

Olympos Project	Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires

Mercenaries	Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded \| Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer

Love interests	Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas \| Adonis • Elpis

Others	Archidamos • Aristophanes • Artaxerxes I • Barnabas • Brasidas • Darius II • Demokritos • Elpidios • Euripides • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Iola • Markos • Myrrine • Nikolaos • Perikles • Phidias • Polykleitos • Praxilla • Pythagoras • Phoibe • Sargon • Sophokles • Sokrates • Thespis • Thrasymachos \| Leonidas • Dienekes • Kurush

Factions

Assassins (Layla Hassan's cell | Protectors of Persia) | Templars (Abstergo Industries • Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Cult of Kosmos • Delian League • Peloponnesian League • Achaemenid Empire • Minor factions (Daughters of Artemis • Followers of Ares • The Dagger • Periklean Circle)

Locations

United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)

Events

Search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus | Peloponnesian War (Battle of Amphipolis • Battle of Pylos) • Plague of Athens | Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Thermopylae)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Ainigmata Ostraka • Crafting • Customization • Currencies (Drachma • Orichalcum) • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Engraving • Genetic memory • Helix Credits • Historical Locations • Leap of Faith • Memories • Message boards • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Artifact Fragment • Atlantis Artifacts • Pyramid • Spear of Leonidas • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Sword of Damokles) • Ships (Adrestia) • Skills • Social stealth • Story Creator Mode • Swimming • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Bows • Blunt weapons • Swords • Spears • Shields

DLC

The Blind King • Secrets of Greece • Legacy of the First Blade (Hunted • Shadow Heritage • Bloodline) • The Fate of Atlantis (Fields of Elysium • Torment of Hades • Judgment of Atlantis) • The Lost Tales of Greece • Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

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 ==Biography==
-Skylax was the leader of the [[Abantis Islands]], a group of islands under the control of [[Sparta]]. On the surface, he seemed like a just leader, but in reality, he worked for the branch of the cult which had infiltrated the [[Peloponnesian League]]. Skylax was once a Spartan general who was married to a beautiful woman and had two loving children, but everything changed when they died in an unknown accident. Then the [[Pausanias of Sparta|Sage]] of the Peloponnesian League came to him promising to return his wife and children to him if he joined the Cult of Kosmos.{{Cite}}
+Prior to the Peloponnesian War, Skylax served as a general in the [[Spartan Army]] and was married to a woman and had two children. After they died in an unknown accident, Skylax was approached by King [[Pausanias of Sparta]], who was secretly a [[Sage (Cult of Kosmos)|Sage]] in the Cult of Kosmos. Pausanias recruited Skylax into the cult, appointing him as the leader of the [[Abantis Islands]], a group of islands under the control of [[Sparta]]. As a sign of his allegiance and loyalty, Skylax bore a mark of [[Peloponnese|Peloponnesian]] royalty on his breastplate.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
-As a sign of his allegiance and loyalty, Skylax bore a mark of [[Peloponnese|Peloponnesian]] royalty on his breastplate.<ref name="TPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Peloponnesian League]]</ref>
+Over the course of the war, Skylax was eventually hunted down and killed by the Spartan [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] over the course of her quest to destroy the Cult.<ref name="TPL">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Peloponnesian League]]</ref>
-Though Skylax was charismatic and generous enough for the people he led to walk into war, Skylax himself shied away from battle. He used his vast fortune to bribe his enemies to surrender or his allies in the League to answer to him. He would even make donations to [[Xerxes Military Fort]] in [[Lokris]], giving them large amounts of money and various cases of wine in exchange for ensuring they allied with Sparta.<ref name="TPL" />
+==Personality and characteristics==
+Though Skylax was charismatic and generous enough for the people he led to walk into war, Skylax himself shied away from battle. He used his vast fortune to bribe his enemies to surrender or his allies in the League to answer to him. He would even make donations to [[Xerxes Military Fort]] in [[Lokris]], giving them large amounts of money and various cases of wine in exchange for ensuring they allied with Sparta.{{Cite}}
-He was eventually hunted down and killed by the Spartan [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] over the course of her quest to destroy the Cult.<ref name="TPL" />
 ==Trivia==
-*Skylax is a name most likely derived from the Ancient Greek words [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%83%CE%BA%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82 σκύλος] ( ''skúlos'') meaning 'skin, hide' or [https://books.google.fi/books?id=wbO7bralsRQC&pg=PA144&lpg=PA144&dq=%CF%83%CE%BA%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%8D%CF%89+meaning&source=bl&ots=AQvrgeyCp4&sig=CjMOUtvPZS_94iKXba6WXy1WLY8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiCmPWog43eAhWOiKYKHZyOC-MQ6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=%CF%83%CE%BA%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%8D%CF%89%20meaning&f=false σκυλεύω] ( ''skyleuo'') which means 'to get the spoils of war', also used specifically of stripping the armor and gear off of the fallen enemy. In modern Greek [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%83%CE%BA%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BE σκύλαξ] (''skúlax'') means 'young dog, puppy'.
+*Skylax is a name most likely derived from the Ancient Greek words [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%83%CE%BA%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82 σκύλος] ( ''skúlos'') meaning 'skin, hide' or [https://books.google.fi/books?id=wbO7bralsRQC&pg=PA144&lpg=PA144&dq=%CF%83%CE%BA%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%8D%CF%89+meaning&source=bl&ots=AQvrgeyCp4&sig=CjMOUtvPZS_94iKXba6WXy1WLY8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiCmPWog43eAhWOiKYKHZyOC-MQ6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=%CF%83%CE%BA%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%8D%CF%89%20meaning&f=false σκυλεύω] (''skyleuo'') which means 'to get the spoils of war', also used specifically of stripping the armor and gear off of the fallen enemy. In modern Greek [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%83%CE%BA%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BE σκύλαξ] (''skúlax'') means 'young dog, puppy'.
 *If Athens controls Abantis Islands and Skylax has not been killed before then, he would hide in the forest in of [[Artemision Point]] in [[Euboea]] and with either just a few or no guards around, making his assassination relatively easy.
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 [[Category:Euboeans]]
 [[Category:Generals]]
+[[Category:Spartan Army]]
 [[Category:Cult of Kosmos members]]
 [[Category:Peloponnesian League]]
-[[Category:Spartan Army]]

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